Living in Bloomfield, WI
Bloomfield is a small town of 4,780 people in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It's about 24 miles from Kenosha, WI and 41 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,780people
$236kTypical home
$1,265/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,780
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 382 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 24 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,489/mo)
- Median rent $1,265/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (338 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKE airport
- 36 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 619 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 183 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walworth County: R+22 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk